[Issue] New Radio 2.42.01.04.27

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I am using the new Sprint radio 2.42.01.04.27 along with Damagecontrol v2.08 ROM and having issues with my battery life especially where I work! I have very poor signal at work and the battery seems to drain faster than it used to with the earlier version of the radio. But where I live I have full signal and the battery seems to hold well!!!

I just want to make sure it is not something I am assuming or if there is something I can do to keep the same radio and improve the batter life???

Anyone else on here experience similar issues please feel free to share.

Thank you!

Edit: I just realized I should have posted in Q&A section, is there a way I can change it?

probably because where you work the signal is low( like you said) and the radio looks for the HOME network, and because it keeps going and going, and switching from ROaming to HOME , this will eat your battery fast.

I have the same problem

I have this problem too. It annoys the crap out of me

I have this same problem. -99 and lower dbm at work. What I do is put it in airplane mode unless I need to make a call. If that's not a viable option, I would suggest getting an extra charger. But I even had this problem when my phone was still stock, so it's not ROM specific.

You could also try differents radio from this page. http://geekfor.me/category/radio/

This has always been an issue for me for just about all of the phones I have owned for the past decade. Low/weak signal causes your phone to constantly try to get a better signal, which in turns eats your battery. Don't think this has anything to do with the radio version whatsoever.

Originally Posted by Pyr0TeK

This has always been an issue for me for just about all of the phones I have owned for the past decade. Low/weak signal causes your phone to constantly try to get a better signal, which in turns eats your battery. Don't think this has anything to do with the radio version whatsoever.

I believe if a Radio increases your signal...that means you get better signal in places where before you could not, which means less roaming right?

just my 2cents

So far none of the 2.1 radios are that great on my hero. I have since gone back to the 1.5 stock radio and all seems really good.

Originally Posted by markus_del_marko

So far none of the 2.1 radios are that great on my hero. I have since gone back to the 1.5 stock radio and all seems really good.

So you are saying 1.5 stock radio if not improved at least didn't diminish your radio as quicker?

Originally Posted by heroid007

So you are saying 1.5 stock radio if not improved at least didn't diminish your radio as quicker?

Ive had a perfect signal and great battery life with it.